Tag Archives: childhood
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Karma – A Childhood Lesson
45Tuesday 28 February, 2017 by Uncle Spike
This is a true tale that happened within the last hour. It is perhaps small and maybe insignificant to some, …
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Throwback Thursday: Boobies On My Wall
14Thursday 07 April, 2016 by Uncle Spike
For Throwback Thursday this week, here’s a post from March 2014. I guess this is one of my defining moments or …
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Not all days start with a smile
24Thursday 03 March, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Here’s a lovely bright springtime picture from here on the farm. Unfortunately my day wasn’t quite the same. Talk about …
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Mischievous Kid (first post – revisited)
15Tuesday 16 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
To commemorate the 500,000, here’s a look at my very first post 🙂 In the early 1970′s, we were whisked …
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Maya once more…
7Sunday 07 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Playing in the snow in the Anatolian Plateau is fun. Like any kid, Maya, an eight-year old Turkish pianist I met, …
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Double-Bubble
3Thursday 04 February, 2016 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Vibrant (II)
4Saturday 30 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second Weekly Photo Challenge attempt is a kid in a vibrant coloured tube slide. Hope you enjoy this entry. …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Optimistic (II)
7Saturday 23 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
My second go at the Weekly Photo Challenge on the theme of Optimistic is from that day when your kid first …
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Maya’s back….
14Sunday 03 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Young Maya, the cheeky little eight year old pianist I met from Türkiye is progressing pretty well, tinkling the ivories …
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Star Wars VII – Our Trip (no spoilers)
26Saturday 19 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
So we did it… Late Thursday we made the trek to the big city (ish) to lay rest to the …
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Nerd time here at last…
9Wednesday 16 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Sorry to all those expecting to see scenic shots of mountains, some global travels, farming life, flowers or even Turkish …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Oops! (IV)
2Monday 14 December, 2015 by Uncle Spike
My fourth Weekly Photo Challenge take on Oops! was from the day I was trying to get a decent pose …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Victory (IV)
5Thursday 19 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s final entry for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows the ‘victory’ that is finding happiness in children who have …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Victory (II)
9Monday 16 November, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I’ve not felt very in tune with the theme ‘victory’ with all that is going on; it seems somewhat inappropriate. So, today …
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As fast as I put them in….
7Thursday 08 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Back when the monster was small…
15Thursday 01 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This was a few years ago now When the kiddo was light enough to hold! Taken on the roof – …
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Maya plays again
6Sunday 16 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
The last couple of posts about Maya, the talented young 8-year old Turkish pianist I came across seemed popular; not …
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Maya is back…
7Sunday 02 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Following my introduction of young Maya a couple of weeks ago, I heard that this hard working little 8-year old was …
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Introducing Maya
19Sunday 19 July, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is a breakaway post by Uncle Spike to introduce a spot of culture or a moment of Sunday serenity. …
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The wall – An iconic memory
10Friday 10 July, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Often I blog about my rebellious past. Most of us have one, and at times I’m happy to report that this …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Muse (IV)
16Monday 29 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a look back at a favourite muse …
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But I didn’t…
10Thursday 04 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
When I was a lad, a youngster, a tearaway, I would seek out mischief wherever and whenever I could. It’s …
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“Knowledge does not equal understanding”
15Thursday 28 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
“Knowledge does not equal understanding” For those who reckon education is the answer, think again. Now that’s a very brave …
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Rebellious age
9Friday 01 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
To say I went through a rebellious stage during my seven years of teenhood would be putting it mildy. However, …
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East Africa: The Kids
24Saturday 18 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Travelling is, or was for a long time to me anyway, a way of life, and then became one of …
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Life in Türkiye
17Sunday 29 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Western influences continue to transform Türkiye; now whilst some are for the better, that does not account for everything of …
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Happy Pi Day
12Saturday 14 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Having a short nerd in the house is comical at times. Earlier this week he drew the symbol for infinity …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reward (IV)
6Monday 02 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the reward a child gets from saving …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reward (I)
11Friday 27 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is the smile on a street entertainer’s face on Children’s Day (23rd …
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Gone Walkies…
5Saturday 14 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I mentioned recently I was enjoying a bit walking…. Well, I started young, and learned from the best. By the …
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Sharing Quality Time
5Sunday 01 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I saw this scene a while back and took a sneaky photograph. It just looked like one of those images …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: New (II)
6Saturday 03 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is an even earlier clip of Cousin Spike Jnr than the first post – probably …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: New (I)
31Friday 02 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is an early picture of our lad when he was all ‘new’… …
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REBLOG: My new bike !!
2Saturday 06 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Originally posted on Cousin Spike Jnr:
Mummy and Daddy bought me my first real new bike. I learned to ride on my… -
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (IV)
7Monday 17 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge takes me back to the early …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (II)
19Saturday 15 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge was taken this morning, and is of our son, a …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Cover Art (IV)
6Monday 27 October, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a freehand drawing by our son, Cousin …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Kid Transportation
13Wednesday 22 October, 2014 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs (I)
23Friday 03 October, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is from the wall outside a kindergarten on the Greek island of …
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Pint-sized Rebel #6
5Thursday 25 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr off to school full-time from age 2½…. .
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Pint-sized Rebel #5
6Tuesday 23 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr ‘escaping’… but didn’t spot there wasn’t a fence 🙂 .
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Pint-sized Rebel #4
1Saturday 20 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr building his first weapon I suspect…. .
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New School Year – yay!
5Thursday 18 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
After the mammoth 92 day summer break, the small people have migrated back to their schools to a) learn stuff, …
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Pint-sized Rebel #3
1Thursday 18 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr being a ‘boy’, and making a splash…. .
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Pint-sized Rebel #2
3Monday 15 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr attempting to take off on dad’s other wheels…. .
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Pint-sized Rebel #1
10Saturday 13 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Cousin Spike Jnr attempting to take off on dad’s wheels…. .
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Make ’em work… (part two)
13Tuesday 09 September, 2014 by Uncle Spike
When young Cousin Spike Jnr was, err, much younger, he was often found outside helping the old man with chores …
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Make ’em work… (part one)
4Sunday 31 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Apart from the help young Cousin Spike Jnr was on the farming side of life, we also made sure he …
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Summer Skool Wiv Dad #6
12Thursday 28 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
The last in the series about how we have tried to fill up young Cousin Spike Jnr‘s 92 days off …
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Summer Skool Wiv Dad #5
23Monday 25 August, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Many of you will know of young Cousin Spike Jnr‘s exploits in the mathematics department and his love for all things …
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